Ubly to add AP calculus class

Published 8:57 am, Wednesday, September 13, 2017

UBLY — Ubly students will have another class they can take to get college credit while still at Ubly High School.

The Ubly Board of Education approved an advanced-placement (AP) calculus class to be offered starting this school year.

The class was being offered already, but it wasn't considered for college credit, noted junior/senior high principal Ryan Cayce.

"Calculus is the highest course we can have," Cayce said. "So we looked at what it would take to make it AP. We found out that the content we were teaching and what AP certifies as a course were almost identical. So we thought let's get this course approved as well. That will be another opportunity for students to get college credits while still in high school."

Cayce said there was a full class already for the calculus class.

"It's the highest level math we offer, and we have some smart kids," he said. "I think we'll have a full 20 to 25 kids in the class every year."

Cayce said the class will be a long-term class.

"The reason I think it will be successful is because we're not going to offer a regular calc class and the AP," he said. "It's just going to be one version and within that class, the highest flyers will take the exam and hopefully pass and get some college credit. But hopefully, it should be here for a very long time because we've been teaching it at a high level, so we're just adding that stamp of approval, so to speak."

Ubly already offers AP English and AP computer principles courses.

In other matters, the Ubly school board:

• Heard from summer school coordinator Jill Ogryski about the successful summer school program.